It is alleged that half a million Spanish men, women and children fled to France after the Franco victory.

If I practised sex, out of moral conviction, that was one thing; but to enjoy it... seemed a defeat.

The only way I can pay back for what fate and society have handed me is to try, in minor totally useless ways, to make an angry sound against injustice.

... people miss a great deal by being sensible.

All amateur travellers have experienced horror journeys, long or short, sooner or later, one way or another. As a student of disaster, I note that we react alike to our tribulations: frayed and bitter at the time, proud afterwards. Nothing is better for self-esteem than survival.

I see mysteries and complications wherever I look, and I have never met a steadily logical person.

Nothing is better for self-esteem than survival.